There have been too many years without a trophy for Manchester United, according to David de Gea.
United have not won a trophy since Jose Mourinho took them to the Europa League.
"Of course it's not good enough," said United keeper De Gea.
There are too many years without a trophy.
We need to be clear that we want to achieve good things. We want to play for the top four and get out of the quarter-finals.
We need more from everyone because this club is too big for us. We aren't fighting for the title in the premier league and we need more from everyone.
In the past eight knockout-stage ties, United have been knocked out.
They face a fight to get into the competition as they are fifth in the league and one point behind the leaders.
There was a lot of frustration with the performance of United.
This is where we are at the moment, he said. It is a difficult situation. We have to keep fighting. I feel sad. We weren't good enough.
We are really disappointed with the result. It is hard to say how we feel at the moment. We did not have enough to win it. It is a very disappointing day for us.
The question of whether Tuesday's match will be the last in the competition was raised by the defeat.
The all-time top scorer in the tournament, and the only one to have won it five times, isRonaldo, who won it four times with Real Madrid.
He didn't have a chance during Tuesday's defeat.
Chris Waddle said that he did not get a role in the game. I did not understand that. If you cross it, there is no one in the box.
In the second half, United's interim boss was upset with the tactics of the other team and felt that there was a foul on Anthony Elanga in the build-up to the goal.
It is important to score the first goal of the game.
One minute before half-time, we conceded that goal.
I believe there was a foul on Anthony Elanga before that but the linesman and referee did not see it that way, I think we should have been 2-0 down at half time.
In the second half, I don't know if the game was played for more than two minutes without someone lying on the floor.
I think there were some strange refereeing decisions. I think the referee made it pretty easy for them to do their time-wasting antics and that didn't make it any easier for us.
It was difficult for us in the second half. We didn't produce that many chances from normal play.
The coach was full of praise for his team.
He said that the team will dive into a swimming pool even if there is no water. We were competitive.
The goal gave us the advantage and in the second half there was brilliant collective work, one of the best this season, which leaves me happy.
The club needs to be cleaned out and have a lot of rebuilding to do, according to Waddle.
He told me that Thomas Tuchel has been mentioned as the next manager of Manchester United, but will he look at it and think, "WOW, this is a massive job, where do we start?"
It needs to be cleaned out. They need a scouting system and a youth system. It is starting from scratch. They let themselves run and thought money would bail them out.
They need to start from the beginning and get the right personnel in order to compete with Manchester City.
Manchester United have a lot of work to do. They need to focus on getting into the top four and making sure of a place in the playoffs.
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